COMMON COMPLAINTS: 

Opossums are usually classified as a pest species due to their habits of scavenging and living in attics and under houses. The most common complaints include the following: 

• Opossums living in the attic 

• Opossums living under deck or house 

• Dead opossum on property or roadside 

• Stealing pet food or bird seed 

• Sick, potentially dangerous opossum 

• Presence is alarming dogs/pets For these reasons, many people wish to have this nuisance animal trapped and removed.

BEHAVIOR/DISEASES:

They'll steal garbage and will bite your pet. They can spread fleas and other parasites. Most of all they thrive in home structures such as sheds, deck and attics. When an opossum lives in an attic, it makes the attic its personal toilet, and leaves a lot of droppings. They can also cause destruction in houses and attics. In addition, opossums very frequently die inside buildings, inside the attic or walls, and the smell of a rotting opossum body is horrible. They are known to live in brush piles, trees and swamps. They are the hosts that carry  fleas, ticks, etc. can transmit. They also leave a lot of droppings, which pose the usual excrement health risks, such as leptospirosis or Salmonella. They like to play dead but they are not friendly and could cause bodily harm.

RELOCATION/REMOVAL/ REPAIR:

Opossums are usually classified as a pest species due to their habits of scavenging and living in attics and under houses.  The best way to get them out of your home is trapping and removal. They are easy to catch since they are very slow and easy to trap.